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What is The Nauhaus?
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The Nauhaus is a high performance natural building system that combines the best of cutting edge modern building science with the advantages of traditional building techniques and lifestyles. The Nauhaus system is designed to achieve:

  1. A dramatic increase in comfort, long-term affordability, and sensory enjoyment while fostering a healthier lifestyle through an increased connection to nature.
  2. Fulfillment of scientifically established benchmarks for residential construction defining a drastic reduction in emissions that contribute to our present global warming crisis.
  3. A solid contribution to a sustainable solution for our present economic crisis by focusing on local materials and workers while creating opportunities for the creation of a variety of local green construction businesses.

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Summary of approach

» Passive solar design
» Super-insulation
» Air tight construction
» Thermal mass
» Efficient windows and doors
» Heat exchange ventilation
» High efficiency innovative heating
and cooling

» Renewable energy (carbon-neutral-ready)
» Reduced building size
» Local materials
» Water conservation
» Longevity
» Healthy indoor environment
» Healthy outdoor environment
» Beauty
» Affordability
» Marriage of design and construction

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Press Release: Prototype House Becomes First Passive “Hemcrete” Home in the World
Nov 25, 2009 5:59pm

Asheville, NC–The Nauhaus Institute (NHI) is scheduled to begin the installation of its revolutionary hemcrete walls on its prototype research home this Wednesday December 2nd. Because a small part of the wall system was installed as a demonstration on November 12th, the prototype home is already... {more}

Nauhaus Prototype: Hemcrete®, Eco-Panels®, and Lightning Bug
Nov 16, 2009 5:13pm

There’s been a lot of the “sexier” components being put together in the Nauhaus Prototype as of late. Ian Pritchett of Lime Technology flew in from the UK to oversee the installation of the first Tradical® Hemcrete® wall on a home in the US and what he says will be the first Pass... {more}

Asheville GO and the Nauhaus Institute Join Forces for a Day-Long Work Session
Nov 04, 2009 4:27pm

The Asheville Green Opportunities (Asheville GO) Training Program came down to the site today to learn about the project and get their hands dirty with a work day. Managing Director Clarke Snell toured the team around the prototype site while Mike Figura toured them around Gaia, our sister urban eco... {more}

An Acronym-Heavy Meeting with HUD, USDA, EPA, USDL, Asheville GO! and Others
Nov 03, 2009 12:00pm

We attended an informal brainstorming workshop with federal officials representing Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), green-collar workforce developers, and... {more}

Press Release: Nauhaus Institute Teams Up With Kleiwerks, Creates Nonprofit Project
Oct 22, 2009 2:33pm

Asheville, NC–The Nauhaus Institute (NHI) has teamed up with Kleiwerks International to form a nonprofit partnership to oversee and fund the research, education and information-generating activities of NHI. The project will create a means by which to fund important data production and research cur... {more}

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